Ancient Earth Globe

A closer look at Ancient Earth Globe

What Ancient Earth Globe shows

Ancient Earth Globe is an interactive visualization that lets you view Earthu2019s geography across 750 million years. The maps use plate tectonic and paleogeographic reconstructions by C.R. Scotese and the PALEOMAP Project, with coloring based on elevation and bathymetry (dark blue = deep water, light blue = shallow water; dark green through white = increasing elevation). Some visual elements like clouds and star positions are not adjusted for time, and location accuracy is about u00b1100 km.

Who made and maintains it

The visualization is created and maintained by Ian Webster. The page links to more of his work at ianww.com and provides an email (ian@dinosaurpictures.org) for contact. It also links to the PALEOMAP Project resources at earthbyte.org and globalgeology.com for the underlying map data.

What you can do there and updates

You can search for addresses across the 750 million year timeline to see where a modern location would have been. There is an option to subscribe to occasional email updates when new dinosaur or plate tectonic data are added to the visualization. The page also links to a methods write-up for more technical details.

Questions people ask about Ancient Earth Globe

Can I trust the exact spot shown on the map?

Locations are accurate to about 100 km, so treat positions as approximate rather than pinpoint exact.

Who provided the paleomap data used here?

The plate tectonic and paleogeographic maps come from C.R. Scotese and the PALEOMAP Project.

How can I contact the creator or see more work?

You can email Ian Webster at ian@dinosaurpictures.org or visit his site at ianww.com.

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